Question 1

Some minority members avoid health care screenings because they believe the health care system to be racist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What type of intelligence is defined as a cluster of knowledge and skills that depend on accumulated information and experience, awareness of social conventions, and the capacity to make good decisions and judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence 
B)  verbal intelligence 
C)  crystallized intelligence 
D)  street smart intelligence 
A)  fluid intelligence 
B)  verbal intelligence 
C)  crystallized intelligence 
D)  street smart intelligence

Question 3

MATCHING
-Perimenopause

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity 
A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity

Question 4

Few middle-aged adults experience sexual dysfunctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) affected by aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  The BMR remains unaltered with age. 
B)  The BMR increases throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  The BMR decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
D)  The BMR rapidly increases during the beginning of middle adulthood and rapidly decreases at the end of middle adulthood. 
A)  The BMR remains unaltered with age. 
B)  The BMR increases throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  The BMR decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
D)  The BMR rapidly increases during the beginning of middle adulthood and rapidly decreases at the end of middle adulthood.

Question 6

What is the effect of long-term estrogen deficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is linked to osteoporosis. 
B)  It reduces the risk of most types of cancer. 
C)  It is linked to a decreased risk of heart disease. 
D)  It causes the ovaries to atrophy. 
A)  It is linked to osteoporosis. 
B)  It reduces the risk of most types of cancer. 
C)  It is linked to a decreased risk of heart disease. 
D)  It causes the ovaries to atrophy.

Question 7

Which of the following best represents the findings of research on the effects of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It caused cancer in everyone who used it. 
B)  It increased the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease for those who used it. 
C)  It decreased the risk of breast cancer for those who used it. 
D)  It has provides advantages and disadvantages for many women. 
A)  It caused cancer in everyone who used it. 
B)  It increased the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease for those who used it. 
C)  It decreased the risk of breast cancer for those who used it. 
D)  It has provides advantages and disadvantages for many women.

Question 8

Why do people in developed nations, aged 40 to 65, have better health than ever before?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyone has access to high-quality health care. 
B)  People get annual checkups beginning at this time. 
C)  Vaccinations are available for preventable diseases. 
D)  People are exposed to unlimited medical advice. 
A)  Everyone has access to high-quality health care. 
B)  People get annual checkups beginning at this time. 
C)  Vaccinations are available for preventable diseases. 
D)  People are exposed to unlimited medical advice.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes people in minority groups and their health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less likely to be screened for cancer. 
B)  They have better health insurance than the dominant group. 
C)  They believe the health care system is fairly distributed and sensitive to issues of race and ethnicity. 
D)  They are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but less likely to be treated for it than members of the dominant group. 
A)  They are less likely to be screened for cancer. 
B)  They have better health insurance than the dominant group. 
C)  They believe the health care system is fairly distributed and sensitive to issues of race and ethnicity. 
D)  They are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but less likely to be treated for it than members of the dominant group.

Question 10

Which of the following best characterizes the health of people aged 40 to 65?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the same around the world. 
B)  It has decreased in the last century. 
C)  It is best for all people who live in Canada today. 
D)  It varies significantly, depending on one's genetics and access to health care. 
A)  It is the same around the world. 
B)  It has decreased in the last century. 
C)  It is best for all people who live in Canada today. 
D)  It varies significantly, depending on one's genetics and access to health care.

Question 11

Which of the following best characterizes returning adult students?

Accepted Answer

A)  They usually understand their ideas are out of date. 
B)  They tend to be more tolerant of the teacher-student role. 
C)  They are more likely to feel they are on the periphery of the school. 
D)  They usually perform NOT as good as on tests and quizzes than their younger classmates. 
A)  They usually understand their ideas are out of date. 
B)  They tend to be more tolerant of the teacher-student role. 
C)  They are more likely to feel they are on the periphery of the school. 
D)  They usually perform NOT as good as on tests and quizzes than their younger classmates.

Question 12

The most common sexual problems among middle-aged women are lack of sexual desire and difficulty becoming sexually aroused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

No two people age in the same way or at the same rate, which is known as interindividual variability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a change to skin during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skin loses its elasticity. 
B)  Skin loses its melanin. 
C)  Skin becomes oilier. 
D)  Skin produces additional proteins. 
A)  Skin loses its elasticity. 
B)  Skin loses its melanin. 
C)  Skin becomes oilier. 
D)  Skin produces additional proteins.

Question 15

Which of the following statements best characterizes cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is usually benign if caught early. 
B)  Cancer types are evenly distributed across gender and racial groups. 
C)  It may be caused by internal or external agents. 
D)  Benign tumours spread through the lymphatic system. 
A)  It is usually benign if caught early. 
B)  Cancer types are evenly distributed across gender and racial groups. 
C)  It may be caused by internal or external agents. 
D)  Benign tumours spread through the lymphatic system.

Question 16

Your doctor has just informed you that you have heart disease.You ask, "What does that mean? How did I get it?" Which of the following would she most likely reply?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart disease rarely strikes without giving noticeable symptoms. 
B)  Heart disease is NOT preventable. 
C)  Heart disease includes arteriosclerosis. 
D)  Heart disease involves a buildup of leukocytes, which decreases your circulation. 
A)  Heart disease rarely strikes without giving noticeable symptoms. 
B)  Heart disease is NOT preventable. 
C)  Heart disease includes arteriosclerosis. 
D)  Heart disease involves a buildup of leukocytes, which decreases your circulation.

Question 17

Flynn (2003) found that IQ scores increased 18 points in the United States between the years of 1947 and 2002.Which of the following does NOT explain the cause of this increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic improvements 
B)  better nutrition 
C)  better education and mass media 
D)  globalization 
A)  genetic improvements 
B)  better nutrition 
C)  better education and mass media 
D)  globalization

Question 18

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the research findings on mature learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more apt than younger adults to be motivated. 
B)  They are more likely than younger adults to find material interesting. 
C)  They are more likely to be female than male. 
D)  They are less likely than younger adults to find meaning in their work. 
A)  They are more apt than younger adults to be motivated. 
B)  They are more likely than younger adults to find material interesting. 
C)  They are more likely to be female than male. 
D)  They are less likely than younger adults to find meaning in their work.

Question 19

MATCHING
-Cancer cells that migrate from tumours and get into blood stream

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity 
A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity

Question 20

Which of the following are NOT considered to be carcinogenic?

Accepted Answer

A)  chemicals in tobacco 
B)  hormones in our food 
C)  ultraviolet radiation 
D)  viruses 
A)  chemicals in tobacco 
B)  hormones in our food 
C)  ultraviolet radiation 
D)  viruses

Some minority members avoid health care screenings because they believe the health care system to be racist.

What type of intelligence is defined as a cluster of knowledge and skills that depend on accumulated information and experience, awareness of social conventions, and the capacity to make good decisions and judgments?

MATCHING -Perimenopause

Few middle-aged adults experience sexual dysfunctions.

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) affected by aging?

What is the effect of long-term estrogen deficiency?

Which of the following best represents the findings of research on the effects of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT)?

Why do people in developed nations, aged 40 to 65, have better health than ever before?

Which of the following best describes people in minority groups and their health care?

Which of the following best characterizes the health of people aged 40 to 65?

Which of the following best characterizes returning adult students?

The most common sexual problems among middle-aged women are lack of sexual desire and difficulty becoming sexually aroused.

No two people age in the same way or at the same rate, which is known as interindividual variability.

Which of the following is NOT a change to skin during middle adulthood?

Which of the following statements best characterizes cancer?

Your doctor has just informed you that you have heart disease.You ask, "What does that mean? How did I get it?" Which of the following would she most likely reply?

Flynn (2003) found that IQ scores increased 18 points in the United States between the years of 1947 and 2002.Which of the following does NOT explain the cause of this increase?

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the research findings on mature learners?

MATCHING -Cancer cells that migrate from tumours and get into blood stream

Which of the following are NOT considered to be carcinogenic?

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Some minority members avoid health care screenings because they believe the health care system to be racist.

What type of intelligence is defined as a cluster of knowledge and skills that depend on accumulated information and experience, awareness of social conventions, and the capacity to make good decisions and judgments?

MATCHING -Perimenopause

Few middle-aged adults experience sexual dysfunctions.

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) affected by aging?

What is the effect of long-term estrogen deficiency?

Which of the following best represents the findings of research on the effects of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT)?

Why do people in developed nations, aged 40 to 65, have better health than ever before?

Which of the following best describes people in minority groups and their health care?

Which of the following best characterizes the health of people aged 40 to 65?

Which of the following best characterizes returning adult students?

The most common sexual problems among middle-aged women are lack of sexual desire and difficulty becoming sexually aroused.

No two people age in the same way or at the same rate, which is known as interindividual variability.

Which of the following is NOT a change to skin during middle adulthood?

Which of the following statements best characterizes cancer?

Your doctor has just informed you that you have heart disease.You ask, "What does that mean? How did I get it?" Which of the following would she most likely reply?

Flynn (2003) found that IQ scores increased 18 points in the United States between the years of 1947 and 2002.Which of the following does NOT explain the cause of this increase?

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the research findings on mature learners?

MATCHING -Cancer cells that migrate from tumours and get into blood stream

Which of the following are NOT considered to be carcinogenic?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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